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On June 7th, the three-week performance of the award-winning actors at the 31st Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award came to an end. From May 23rd to June 7th, 10 exciting plays were staged in turns, attracting 11550 theater audiences. A total of 1280189 online viewers participated in 4 live broadcasts, fulfilling the promise and oath of the Magnolia Drama Award that originates from the people, serves the people, and belongs to the people. The "Exhibition and Performance of Award Winning Actors" is a new mechanism and measure launched by the Organizing Committee of the Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award under the leadership and support of the Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department since the 31st edition. Kun Opera's "Peony Pavilion", Beijing Opera's "Spring Grass Breaks through the Hall" and "Battle of Wancheng", dance drama "Deep Memories", acrobatic drama "Hua Butterfly", drama "Nine Phoenixes at Home" and "Abyss", Yue Opera's "Butterfly Lovers" and comical drama "Chen Huansheng's Meal Problem"

"Image evidence of history" was originally a research method in the field of Western art history to understand and reconstruct history. In the 1970s and 1980s, there was a "cultural turn" in the field of Western historiography, which introduced image interpretation into research methods such as psychoanalysis and structuralism, interpreting images and understanding history from diverse perspectives. For the academic community in our country, imageology is an extension of traditional historical imageology and archaeology. In recent years, imageology has been widely used and practiced as a research method in history. How to use "image evidence" to try new methods of disseminating university history? On June 8th, a seminar on the publication of "Illustrated History of East China Normal University" and visual narrative of university history was held at East China Normal University. More than 40 students from China, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, etc

Every summer, the Lucerne Music Festival, Leisure Music Festival, and Ravinia Music Festival always attract audiences from all over the world. In Shanghai, the annual Shanghai Summer Music Festival will also kick off a summer music carnival. The 2023 Shanghai Summer Music Festival will present 30 performances from both domestic and international events simultaneously from July 7th to 20th at Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall, Shanghai Urban Lawn Music Square, and the third space located in Blackstone Apartments. With the theme of "The World Has Sound, The Universe Has Light", this year's MISA will present the vastness of the universe and the diverse collision of Eastern and Western cultures in music, exploring the relationships between people, people and technology, people and the world, and people and the future, and observing the growth of young people. The Shanghai Summer Music Festival was founded by the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Education. The Huangpu District People's Government of Shanghai, Shanghai

The International Federation of Library Associations recently announced the list of nominees for the 2023 Public Library Award, and the East Library of Shanghai Library was nominated. This year, 16 libraries from 11 countries participated in the competition. This award aims to recognize public libraries that have achieved comprehensive success in building functionality, creativity, IT solutions, and enhancing local culture worldwide in 2022. After being evaluated by members of the jury of the International Federation of Library Associations, the four libraries stood out among many candidate libraries. Along with the East Library of Shanghai Library in China, the Slovenian Yanez Vojkaard Valvaso Public Library, the Spanish Gavrel Garcia Marquez Library, and the Paramata City Library in Australia were also selected. The jury believes that the nomination chart

How to describe music with words? When Zhang Haochen, a pianist born in the 1990s, wrote the book "Beyond Performance", this issue plagued him from beginning to end. As a pianist, he always creates sound, while words are a silent medium. This dilemma reminds him of Beethoven. How did Beethoven write his great works when he completely lost his hearing in his later years? "It's hard to imagine that a painter can still create great works if he goes blind. Beethoven, who became deaf, created music in silence, and these notes were unverified and relied entirely on his imagination. Therefore, talking to late Beethoven is a dialogue with the symbols and intentions in his mind." In "Beyond Performance," Beethoven appears repeatedly in many chapters, becoming a "mirror" for many composers

On the evening of June 6th, the Xianghui Hall of Fudan University was fully booked, with cheers echoing one after another. The Beijing Opera "Spring Grass Rushing into the Hall", co hosted by the School of Philosophy at Fudan University and the School of Drama at Shanghai Theatre Academy, was a successful performance on the Fudan campus of the School of Drama at Shanghai Theatre Academy. Young people interpret traditional culture and bring different memories to classic works from a new perspective. The sound of gongs and drums rang out, and Zhou Zhiru, the lead actor of "Spring Grass Rushing into the Hall", made an appearance, instantly igniting the atmosphere of Xianghui Hall. Her graceful jumping figure and passionate singing won applause from her peers in the audience. "Spring Grass Adventures in the Tang Dynasty" is entirely performed by students who have performed in the drama, with actors from various industries taking turns to appear. Their performance may still be a bit immature, but they are full of youthful vitality, telling the story of how the disciples of the pear garden in the new era told Chinese stories well and strengthened their cultural confidence

In Shanghai, a place where the world's cuisine is concentrated, Lu Xun once discussed magazine editors with Chen Wangdao and others in the Xinya Tea House, had literary and artistic discussions with Gong Delin and Tian Han and others, and gathered with left-wing groups in the Dutch Western Restaurant. He loves to eat sugar, likes fried foods, and also eats ice cream. From June 6th to July 30th, "Ten Years of Living in Shanghai - Lu Xun's Daily Life" was exhibited at the Lu Xun Memorial Hall. This original special exhibition is jointly organized by the Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall and the Shanghai Museum of History. Starting from Lu Xun's clothing, food, housing, and transportation, it is divided into four sections: "Hiding in a small building to form a unity", "Eating pufferfish with a cup of wine", "Wearing a hat to cover the face in the bustling market", and "Bowing down to be a young ox". It presents Lu Xun's migration of residence and housing conditions during his time in Shanghai, family food and dining, daily clothing and transportation, work situation, and creative achievements. one thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven

The renovated and upgraded Shanghai Cinema will officially open to the public on June 8th. On that day, the immersive pop-up check-in area and "snack shop" themed store of "Chinese Fantasy Tales" will be launched at Shanghai Cinema and will be open for limited time from June 8th to June 23rd. The restored animation scenes and rich animation peripherals will take the audience into the Chinese fantasy world of Chinese Fantasy Tales. A small shop. On the outside of Shanghai Cinema, there is a "snack shop" with a bustling atmosphere, bringing viewers a memorable and immersive shopping experience. This convenience store recreates the main scene of the short film "Chinese Fantasy Tales" and is also the first domestic "Chinese Fantasy Tales" themed pop-up store. During the Shanghai International Film Festival, the new handmade works and exquisite merchandise of "The Legend of China" will be sold offline here. Sun, exclusively operated by Shangying Yuan

"Labor like a cow, dedicate like land" is the epitaph of writer Lu Yao. This year, the TV drama "The Road to Life" has been popular, partially based on the novel "Life" by Lu Yao, and filmed in Qingjian County, Yulin City, Lu Yao's hometown, which has also sparked a strong interest in Lu Yao's life among the audience. The Xi'an Theatre recently launched its fourth national tour of "Lu Yao", which will be held from July 1st to 2nd at the Lingang Performing Arts Center in Pudong New Area, and from July 8th to 9th at the Meiqi Grand Theater. The play "Luyao" has been on three national tours since December 2020, with over 100 performances in 35 cities and attracting more than 100000 viewers. In November 2021, "Lu Yao" was invited to participate in the "Performing Arts World Art Gathering in Shanghai" stage art exhibition season hosted by the Shanghai International Art Festival Center in China, and won the favor of Shanghai audiences

Composer Tan Dun's opera "Tea Soul" has been performed in countries such as Japan, the Netherlands, France, New Zealand, and Sweden since 2002. From June 7th to 9th, "Tea Soul" performed three consecutive times at the Shangyin Opera House and participated in the first Shangyin Opera House Opera Musical Festival. This opera brings together opera performers from China, the United States, and Japan, as well as teachers, students, and alumni from Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Director Hu Xuehua used the magic of light and shadow to make the stage feel like a dream. Tan Dun stood on the podium of "Tea Soul". He said, "Planting tea is difficult, picking tea is even more difficult, and tasting tea is even more difficult. Tasting tea has three oral characters: first, tasting the sky, second, tasting the earth, and finally, tasting the people. The original intention of this opera is to let the world understand China and showcase China's tea culture. Tea culture has had a profound impact on the material and spiritual life of China and even the world. It has a long history and will continue to flow."

"The audience below can see themselves from the characters on stage. The imperfections in life find solace in art, and we hope that the audience can share the joys and sorrows of the characters on stage and spend an unforgettable three nights." From June 9th to 11th, Han Yijia, a descendant of the Shangpai from the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre, will perform Shangpai plays "Yutangchun", "Da Tan Er", and "Han Mingfei" for three consecutive nights on the Tianchan Yifu stage in Shanghai. From July 6th to 8th, Han Yijia, a Shangpai Peking Opera performer, will also make an appearance at the Chang'an Grand Theater in Beijing. There will be six major performances in two cities, with famous artists including Xiao Runde, Xiao Runnian, Chen Shaoyun, Li Hongtu, Yan Qinggu, and Ling Ke joining in, making it a "group of heroes". Han Yijia studied under the disciples Sun Mingzhu, Zhou Baisui, and Shang Huimin, personally passed down by Shang Xiaoyun, and was a disciple of the Shang sect for 18 years. The Shangpai repertoire needs to be inherited, and Mr. Shang Xiaoyun's artistic belief in 'determination and determination' is also important

The music and cultural exchange program "Sound Continues: Treasure Island Season" recently concluded with the singing of songs co sung by both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The more than 100 day Treasure Island Music Tour aims to sing excellent Taiwanese music works with aesthetic value and historical significance. Through 128 classic music works that carry emotions from different eras, the program sings out common memories in the cultures of both sides of the Taiwan Strait. In addition to being broadcasted on Hunan TV and Mango TV, the program is also simultaneously broadcasted on Taiwan's Zhongtian Asia Channel, Hong Kong's TVB, and its affiliated platforms. As of the end of the year, the CSM program ranked first in terms of average viewership and average share on the national network in the same period of channels. The General Administration of China's big data ranked first in terms of average viewership and average share on provincial-level satellite TV's comprehensive audio ratings this year. The total number of views on the entire platform reached 8.69 billion, with 2643 hot searches across all platforms and 8.56 billion views on Weibo's main topic.

In 2014, several young people from Nanjing embarked on a journey to the Shanghai International Film Festival at the Daguang Cinema. With freshness and excitement, Tao Minhan and his friend Li Haoran took a group photo in front of the poster at the Great Bright Cinema. Every year after the film festival, they would take a group photo in the same position at the Great Bright Cinema in the same posture, and even if one person was absent in a certain year or two, they would create a silhouette of a human figure. This is their special ceremony and also a special memory of the Shanghai Film Festival. On June 6th, they made an appointment to come to the Daguang Cinema to watch the "Thirty Years of Light - Shanghai International Film Festival 30th Anniversary Exhibition". Now, Tao Minhan is about to graduate with a doctoral degree from Shanghai Theatre Academy, and Li Haoran has also worked in a film and television company in Shanghai for many years. Like many movie fans, the Shanghai International Film Festival has witnessed

Everyone agrees that General Secretary has comprehensively and systematically elaborated on a series of major theoretical and practical issues related to the inheritance and development of Chinese culture from the perspective of the overall strategic development of the Party and the state, pointing out the direction for future struggles. Everyone has expressed that Shanghai, as a pioneer in reform and opening up and innovative development, should uphold the principle of open innovation package

On June 9th, the 25th Shanghai International Film Festival is about to open. On the morning of June 6th, the reporter had not yet walked into the historic Daguang Cinema and could already feel the atmosphere of the film festival. The huge layout chart at the entrance, with this year's posters as the background, features popular shows such as "Gone with the Wind", "The Last Emperor", "The Godfather", "The Dog God Family", etc., prominently labeled with the word "full". Climbing up the stairs, a themed banner is placed on the right side of the escalator, with the names of the Best Picture and the Chairman of the Jury for each Golden Jubilee at the film festival. On that day, the "Thirty Years of Light - Shanghai International Film Festival Thirty Year Exhibition" was officially launched at the Shanghai Daguang Cinema. Numerous official and fan collections from the Shanghai Film Festival awakened fans' memories of the relationship between movies and this city. The Five Dynasties Golden Earl Award

More than 20 well-known science and technology innovation education and art education bases in Shanghai have recently jointly launched the "Science and Technology Innovation X Art" Youth Research and Learning Base Alliance. Renowned scholars and artists such as Lin Yuanpei, Zheng Shiling, and Ma Xiaohui have been hired as science and technology and art mentors. The integration of science and art promotes the artistic dissemination of science. How scientists present their research findings to the public and explain things that the public is not clear about all require a more artistic presentation. Guided by the Shanghai International Tourism Resort Management Committee and the Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Education Guidance Committee, the Shanghai Wanbo Science and Technology Innovation Promotion Center and Pudong International Film and Television Industry Park jointly launched the "Science and Technology Innovation X Art" Youth Research and Learning Base Alliance with numerous science and technology innovation education bases and cultural and art venues in Shanghai. The alliance aims to build Shanghai's excellent science and technology innovation education foundation

"Through resource exchange and integration, 'Walking Horse and Changing Generals' helps actors broaden their horizons and improve their art. Peers exchange skills, polish their performances, and cultivate tacit understanding, which is both challenging and exciting. Actors can also experience the working atmosphere and watching culture of various theaters. From June 6th to 17th, actor Lan Tian from Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre led the' Jutan Famous Actor · Walking Horse and Changing Generals' series in Beijing, Tianjin, and Qingdao to perform traditional plays such as' Four Langs Exploring Mother ',' Wu Zixu ', and' Zhao's Orphan '. This is also a unique new attempt by Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre to' go out '.". Traditional Chinese opera records the people and events that have shone in Chinese civilization from ancient times to the present, and the patriotism and heroism always resonate the most with people. In the current era of increasingly diversified entertainment methods, how can traditional Chinese opera innovate and attract young people with an enterprising spirit of staying true to tradition and respecting the past? Shanghai

The youth inspirational emotional drama "The Sea in Dreams", starring Xiao Zhan and Li Qin, and Liu Ruilin, Cao Feiran, Zhao Xin, Cui Hang, Zhang Lingxin, and Lu Nuo, has been scheduled to air on Dongfang TV at 19:30 tonight. This drama is produced by CCTV and Xixi Film, with Yang Xiaopei as the artistic director and chief producer, Fu Ning as the director, Ye Jing as the chief planner, Xu Bing and Zhou Heyang as the screenwriters, Cao Xuefeng, Huang Jie, and Li Liming as the chief producers, and Ren Qiang, Chen Yao, and Zhu Kai as the producers. "The Sea in Dreams" is set in Beijing in the 1970s and tells the inspiring story of a group of young people, including Xiao Chunsheng, Tong Xiaomei, Ye Guohua, He Hongling, Ye Fang, and Chen Hongjun, who grow up, pursue their dreams, and strive for success. The time span of this drama is over 30 years. Xiao Chunsheng is a Beijing youth with a strong sense of idealism,

On August 27th this year, Shanghai Grand Theatre will celebrate its 25th anniversary of opening. On June 6th, the theme of the 25th anniversary celebration, "Hello! Goddess of Art," was announced. A series of activities centered around the "reproduction" of the first giant mural in the Grand Theatre's collection, "Goddess of Art," will be the highlight of the 25th anniversary celebration. The 2023 Summer Season performance menu was the first to be released, playing the prelude to the 25th anniversary celebration. In 1998, renowned American painter Ding Shaoguang was invited to create a huge mural titled "Goddess of Art" for the newly built Shanghai Grand Theatre at that time. In 2002, the mural "Goddess of Art" repaired by Ding Shaoguang himself was permanently housed in the Art Collection of the Grand Theatre. In order to better protect the original work of Ding Shaoguang's "Goddess of Art", the original mural "Goddess of Art" is left in an art collection with constant temperature and humidity conditions, during theater opening days, etc

The opening work of the movie "The Gods Trilogy" directed by Ulsan is "The Gods First", scheduled for July 20th. The film stars Fei Xiang, Li Xuejian, Huang Bo, Yu Shi, Chen Muchi, Jisha, Wu Yafan, Xia Yu, Yuan Quan, Wang Luoyong, Hou Wenyuan, Huang Xiyan, Li Yunrui, Yang Yan, and Chen Kun. In today's scheduled poster, talented actors and potential newcomers appear. The simultaneously released "Open List Fengshen" version of the fixed trailer showcases the classic characters and iconic plot of numerous Fengshen stories, and the magnificent Fengshen world is about to open. The movie "Fengshen First Part" will kick off the prelude of "Fengshen Trilogy": Shang Wang Yinshou colluded with the fox demon Daji, brutally and unjustly, triggering a heavenly punishment; Kunlun Immortal Jiang Ziya carried the "Fengshen Bang" down the mountain to search for the co ruler of the world, in order to save the people; Ji Fa, the son of Marquis Xibo, gradually discovered Yin

"Inheritance and dissemination, these two 'transmission', are the two 'legs' of ancient book restoration and protection. Our work as ancient book restorers is no longer just buried in books." On the afternoon of June 5th, Wang Chenmin, Deputy Director of the Document Protection and Restoration Department of the History and Literature Center of the Shanghai Library, recorded a new lesson on the evolution of Chinese ancient book binding in a conference room of the Youth Activity Center in Xuhui District, hosted by the Xuhui District Education Bureau and Shanghai People's Broadcasting Station. Last Saturday, as a training instructor for the restoration and binding of ancient books, Wang Chenmin just gave a lesson to the librarians of Shanghai Vocational School; The "2023 Shanghai Student Career Experience Day" in May is attended by primary and secondary school students who participate in career experiences. In the steps of adding paper, ink, and uncovering paper, children have personally experienced the use of paper in Chinese civilization

On June 5th, the Chinese Dancers Association organized a touring preaching group consisting of three winners of the 5th National Young and Middle aged "Dual Prosperity of Virtue and Art" Literary and Art Workers title - Huang Doudou, Wang Ge, and Meng Yan - to carry out preaching activities at the Shanghai International Dance Center. After the presentation, the three dancers also had close and face-to-face communication with Shanghai dancers. Huang Doudou, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Dancers Association and Dancer, shared the topic of "Dancing with the People". He said, "Dance is an art that embodies national spirit and spirit, an art that promotes patriotism. Dancers need to go deep into the front line and dance with the people." Huang Doudou recounted his experience of participating in the "Beijing 8 Minutes" closing ceremony of the Athens Olympics in 2004. At that time, he and many actors were transported by a bus to a barracks in the suburbs of Beijing. There was an oval shaped playground in the barracks, where a

In February 1950, the master of Yue Opera, Qi Yaxian, formed a cooperative Yue Opera Troupe in Jing'an, Shanghai. She was skilled in portraying kind, gentle, and passionate women, and developed and changed on the basis of the Yuan style singing style, forming a lingering, gentle, simple and profound "Qi School". In 1951, Bi Chunfang, who was one year older than Qi Yaxian, joined the cooperative Yue Opera Troupe. Bi Chunfang is skilled in comedy, performing gracefully and elegantly. Her singing style incorporates the tones of Yin Guifang and Fan Ruijuan, and her voice is clear and elastic, earning her the nickname "Bi School". The two individuals with complementary advantages worked together for 50 years until the death of Qi Yaxian. Qi Bi's representative works, such as "The Legend of the White Snake," "Blood Handprints," "Jade Hall Spring," "Jade Dragonfly," "King Tiger's Marriage," "Three Laughs," and "Selling Oil Man," have been talked about by theater fans to this day. In July, Shanghai Meiqi Grand Theater will hold a "Yue Sheng" Jing'an - Master of Yue Opera Qi Ya

As a literary "light cavalry", micro fiction has a long and rich history. In the current era of online dissemination and fragmented reading, micro fiction is even more popular among readers due to its characteristics of being small yet refined, small yet beautiful, and small yet elegant. The 2nd China Micro Novel Theory Award Ceremony and the Launching Ceremony of Chinese Writer Hai Shuxing were recently held in Ningbo. After intense competition, three researchers, Yao Chaowen, Yuan Long, and Hou Deyun, won the Second China Micro Novel Theory Award. It is worth mentioning that this year's selection has added a "Theoretical Contribution Award" to recognize old editors, professors, and writers who have made outstanding contributions to the development of micro fiction. They are Jiang Zengpei, Liu Haitao, Yang Xiaomin, Ling Huanxin, Gu Jianxin, Ling Dingnian, and Xie Zhiqiang. The award-winning works of the 2nd China Micro Novel Theory Award not only have an understanding of the aesthetic characteristics and creative patterns of micro novels, but also

For the new era and new cultural mission, Shanghai is actively practicing its own path of exploration. Starting today, our newspaper will launch a series of reports on "Cultural Inheritance and Development in Shanghai", showcasing the accumulation of cultural workers in Shanghai through practical examples in different fields

On June 3rd, the original work concert of "Impressions of the Yangtze River Delta" - "Sea · Up" Piano Duet was held in the main hall of Jaguar Shanghai Symphony Hall. The "Hai Shang" Piano Duet consists of two pianists, Fang Min and Qian Ruiyan, from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. They have established mutual musical resonance through similar artistic growth experiences and long-term cooperation. The repertoire is harmonious between China and the West, including Tchaikovsky's excerpt "Dance of Flowers" from "The Nutcracker" and Ravel's "Great Round Dance", as well as composer Gao Xiang's double piano suite "Impressions of the Yangtze River Delta". Two Shanghai born and raised female pianists showcase the Shanghai style and Jiangnan impression on their black and white keys. "Impressions of the Yangtze River Delta" - Original Works of the "Sea" Piano Duet Concert Live "Impressions of the Yangtze River Delta" Series Suite, Including "Shanghai Love" and "Su Jing"

On the occasion of World Environment Day on June 5th, veteran reportage writer Zhu Dajian held a new book publishing symposium at Shanghai Jiao Tong University for his ecological documentary literary work "Seaweed Blossoms - The Heavy Trust and Watch by the Erhai Lake", which took one year and eight months to write and six months to revise. The book tells the story of Kong Hainan, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a scholar of water ecology and environment, who went to the shores of Erhai Lake. With the support of various levels of government, he led his team to stick to the front line for many years and closely cooperated with local people of all ethnic groups, gradually restoring the once unbearable clarity of Erhai Lake. He is known by the media as the "elderly and the sea" of the new era. Seaweed is unique to China and is a rare and endangered aquatic medicinal plant under national key protection. Due to the extremely high water quality requirements for the growth environment, seaweed is also regarded as an "environmental monitor" and "water quality touchstone". In recent years, with the emergence of Erhai tea

The opening performance season of the Waigaoqiao Cultural and Art Center, "Art is not far and wide, there is music from the neighbors," kicked off on June 3rd. Located at 3207 Zhangyang North Road in Pudong New Area, adjacent to the Zhouhai Road station of Metro Line 6, the Waigaoqiao Cultural and Art Center has three theaters: "one large and two small", with 845, 110, and 107 theaters respectively. The architectural design takes the unique "container stacking" of international airports and seaports as its imagery, with the main body resembling a ship loaded with containers and surface grooves resembling splashing waves, creating a simple and refined design. From June 3rd to September 29th, the performance season brings together 12 high-quality and popular performances from home and abroad, totaling 17 performances, covering various types of performances such as musicals, stage plays, plays, parent-child dramas, jazz, classical music, and cross-border integration. During the performance season, there will also be artistic neighborhood activities,

At the "Yuchu Liufang: Shanghai Museum Collection of Song and Yuan Dynasty Ancient Books" exhibition currently held at the Shanghai Museum, 66 Song and Yuan Dynasty ancient books silently narrate the inheritance and development of Chinese civilization, with numerous visitors queuing up to visit. "The General Secretary is very concerned about the precious versions of Chinese civilization that have been passed down through vicissitudes of life, and emphasizes the need to collect and protect all the materials in the classics, in order to continue the inheritance of the world's only uninterrupted civilization." Chu Xiaobo, a member of the Party Group of the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism and the director of the Shanghai Museum, said that spreading and showcasing the unique charm of Chinese culture to the audience through "millennium classics" can allow the audience to experience the continuous inheritance of Chinese civilization's string songs, and make the spiritual connotations and cultural values contained in the classics no longer limited to the perspective of study and academic research.

"I will adhere to inheritance and innovation, make the past serve the present, and regard youth as the most important target of dissemination. I will excavate and inherit the precious assets left by the older generation of artists, so that Kunqu Opera can shine with more vitality and vitality in the new era." From June 2nd to 4th, the "Lanqing Ranran" Zhang Ran Kunqu Opera Art Series was held at the Lanxin Grand Theater. After the performance, young actor Zhang Ran introduced his work plan. As a disciple of Zhu Chuanming, the master of Kunqu opera, Zhang Ran studied under performing artist and educator Zhang Xunpeng and won the New Actor Award at the 25th Shanghai Magnolia Drama Performance Art Award. Over the course of three days, she brought three classic plays to the audience, including "The Horse Merchant", "The Peony Pavilion", and "The Jade Hairpin", with performing artists Cai Zhengren and Zhang Xunpeng overseeing the entire process. The three characters are all female actresses, with similar character positions